Chapter 7
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I didn't remember at what time I got back to my house, but I did remember that as soon as I arrived, Karen was the first one to greet me. ''Where the hell were you?,'' she asked in the most serious tone I've ever heard her use. She usually didn't sound this serious with me, or anyone really, but I guessed I had been gone for too long. "I had to tell mom that you were going out to eat with your friends to celebrate, and I wasn't even sure if that was true because you didn't pick up your phone."
I didn't respond. Instead, I just buried my head on her shoulder and started to cry, again. Probably confused, she hesitantly hugged me back. ''W-hat happened? Did you get dumped?''
Of course, I knew that she was trying to be funny and cheer me up. Usually, I would've just gone along with it, but this time I couldn't even control myself and I started to cry even harder. ''S-Scott and-and Allis-son, they kissed.'' I managed to say between sobs.
''What?,'' she pulled away from the hug and then went wide eyed. I nodded slowly. ''That son of a b***h, no good, jerk,'' her words came out of her mouth too quickly for me to process them. ''I swear if I see him again I will claw his eyes out and-''
''Please, don't,'' I cut her off and sniffed. "I'm just being stupid."
''No, you're not, you have every right to be upset. You've liked him for so long,'' she whined. "Can't I just give him at least one small punch? Maybe on the nose?"
''Karen,'' I tried to stop her from doing anything crazy. "He doesn't know that I have feelings for him."
''Still, he hurt you and he needs to be-''
''Karen.'' I repeated her name and she frowned.
Instead of continuing to argue with me, she sighed. ''Fine, I won't do anything to him. But don't think I'll be nice to him from now on! Or are you gonna force me to be nice to him as well?''
I let out a light chuckle, making a satisfied smile appear on her face. "I won't, don't worry. You don't even have to talk to him."
Her smile changed to a sad one. "Well, um, do you need something, or do you want to just have some alone time and let it out by yourself?"
I shook my head. "I don't wanna cry over him anymore. I'm just going to bed, okay?"
She nodded in understanding. "Well, if you need anything just let me know. I'll just be here watching '10 Things I Hate About You' and eating some chips. I could write you a poem about all the things I hate about Scott right now."
I chuckled once again. "You're something else," and I hugged her again, because I felt like I really needed it. "Thank you."
"You're welcome," she said as we pulled away. "Now, go get some rest, I'll see you tomorrow morning."
I nodded. "Goodnight, then."
"Goodnight!"
When I reached my room, the first thing I did was to jump on my bed, replaying the events that occurred earlier. I was already mentally preparing myself to see how Scott and Allison eventually got together, I really was, but I honestly didn't expect to see it happening so soon. It just really hit me like a ton of bricks, and it was also a confirmation of how Scott could never return these feelings I have for him.
I tossed and turned in my bed, feeling exhausted, but being unable to go to sleep immediately. There were just too many things running through my mind and I was finding it hard to relax and forget about everything. I sighed, just as my phone rang at that same moment.
I grabbed it from the night table and saw that the person calling me was Stiles. Hesitantly, I picked it up after it rang a few times. "Hello?"
"Penny, hi," he sounded relieved. "How are you feeling? Nevermind, you don't have to answer that, it was a stupid question."
I smiled a bit. "It's okay. I can't sleep, though."
"I can imagine," he said. "Do you, I don't know, want to talk about it? Or is it better if you don't? Sorry, I'm not good at consoling people."
"I honestly don't even want to think about it," I let out a small chuckle, feeling tears welling in again. "But don't worry, It's nice of you to try and console me."
"Well, what can I say? I'm the best of the best." he said proudly, making me laugh.
"You really are."
He sighed. "I should've kept you out of the locker room or something, so you wouldn't have had to see that."
"Well, I guess I'm gonna have to get used to it, anyways," Saying that out loud just made it hurt a lot more. "We should've known it was coming sooner or later."
"Right," he agreed. "Now we'll have to deal with him acting like a lovesick puppy all the time... or should I say like a lovesick werewolf?"
"God, Stiles, that was a horrible joke. Seriously." I said, but I laughed anyways.
"Then, why do I hear you laughing?"
"I'm laughing because of how bad it is," I laughed louder this time, and he joined me. Moments after we both finally stopped, I sighed. "You need to get better at that."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," he said jokingly. "So, anyway, I'm gonna hang up now so you can get some rest. Also, I need to take a shower urgently because I smell like a lacrosse player."
I rolled my eyes at him. "Sure thing, then. Thanks for calling."
"Of course. Sleep well, Penny."
"You too," I said. "Goodnight."
And then we both hung up. I laid there on my bed, going back to trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Talking with Stiles certainly helped to make me feel better, but it wasn't enough to completely shake that image off of my head. I buried my face in my hands, knowing that I was probably not gonna get that much needed sleep any time sooner...
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